Box Score NEW HAVEN, Conn. - First-year Marshall Butler (Middletown, Conn./Middletown) scored two goals to lead the Saint Michael's College men's soccer team to a 3-1 victory at Southern Connecticut State University on Friday at Jess Dow Field in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-4-4, 2-2-3 NE10), Southern Connecticut State (2-7-2, 2-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Marshall Butler (Middletown, Conn./Middletown), 2 goals (1st career)
• Junior Jake Manley (Burlington Vt./Burlington), 1 goal
• Senior Nino Scolieri (Franklin Square, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial), 1 assist
• Sophomore Jacob Leone (Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit), 1 assist
• Senior Liam Barrett (Saugus, Mass./Malden Catholic/UMass Lowell), 9 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Karim Said, 1 goal
• Junior Devin Juan, 3 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights scored three goals on six shots.
• The Owls outshot the Purple Knights 16-6 on the afternoon.
• The Purple and Gold have now scored three goals in back-to-back games.
• Butler is the first Saint Michael's player to collect a multi-goal game this season.
• The Purple Knights' NE10 road record is 1-0-3.
• Saint Michael's earned its first win ever at Southern Connecticut State.

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights' first goal of the match came in the 33rd minute when Leone sent a free kick from 45 yards out into Owl territory that found Butler, who directed a header into the upper right corner of the net to score.
• Manley connected less than four minutes later, sending a loose ball following Butler's cross past the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match to extend the lead to two.
• Said scored the lone goal for the Owls by taking a one-timer on a loose ball in the box in the 55th minute of the match.
• Butler scored his second goal of the match in the 62nd minute after Scolieri sent a long ball that Butler collected and was able to sneak by Juan.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday at Saint Anselm College, 3 p.m.
• The two NE10 members will play their conference matchup a week after the non-league game for their annual Community Cup, benefiting a local charity.